Engines · piston (reciprocating) · data as of October 8, 2026

Continental A65 / C65 series

7,965 aircraft on the U.S. register carry a Continental A65 / C65 series engine, rated at about 65 horsepower. The Piper J-3 Cub is the model most often fitted with it (2,165 aircraft). The aircraft carrying it were built between 1938 and 2025.

The FAA records engines by code, usually at the level of a series ("O-320 series") rather than the exact variant; this page gathers every FAA code that reads as Continental A65 / C65 series. FAA spelling: A&C65 SERIES.

Fitted to model families

Model families, as a table

	aircraft
Piper J-3 Cub	2,165
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ)	1,534
Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D	1,050
Luscombe 8 Silvaire	793
Aeronca 11 Chief	518
Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief	255
Taylorcraft DCO-65	163
Aeronca 0	117
Champion 7 Citabria and Champ	116
Piper PA-11 Cub Special	95
Piper J4 Cub Coupe	94
Taylorcraft BC-65	87

Piper J-3 Cub · Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) · Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D · Luscombe 8 Silvaire · Aeronca 11 Chief · Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief · Taylorcraft DCO-65 · Aeronca 0 · Champion 7 Citabria and Champ · Piper PA-11 Cub Special

Where they are owner's state

Texas678California513Florida450Ohio416Wisconsin331Michigan283New York278Pennsylvania273Minnesota262Washington258

By state, as a table

	aircraft
Texas	678
California	513
Florida	450
Ohio	416
Wisconsin	331
Michigan	283
New York	278
Pennsylvania	273
Minnesota	262
Washington	258

Kind of aircraft

Piston singles7,963 (100%)Turboprops1 (0.0%)Helicopters1 (0.0%)

By kind, as a table

	aircraft	share
Piston singles	7,963	100%
Turboprops	1	0.0%
Helicopters	1	0.0%

When the aircraft were built by decade

By decade built, as a table

	aircraft
1930	290
1940	5,897
1950	104
1960	60
1970	88
1980	51
1990	54
2000	33
2010	1
2020	3

Connections how this engine series links to the rest of the register

Fitted to

Piper J-3 Cub 2,165 with this engine series
Aeronca 7 Champion (Champ) 1,534 with this engine series
Taylorcraft BC12 BC-12D 1,050 with this engine series
Luscombe 8 Silvaire 793 with this engine series
Aeronca 11 Chief 518 with this engine series
Aeronca 65 Chief and Super Chief 255 with this engine series
Taylorcraft DCO-65 163 with this engine series
Aeronca 0 117 with this engine series

Where they are

Texas 678 of these aircraft
California 513 of these aircraft
Florida 450 of these aircraft
Ohio 416 of these aircraft
Wisconsin 331 of these aircraft

Biggest operators

Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum 9 of these aircraft
Stewarts Aircraft Service INC 8 of these aircraft
Daphna INC 7 of these aircraft
Sutton Aircraft Salvage LLC 5 of these aircraft
Pa-18 LLC 5 of these aircraft

Analytics

The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/engine/continental-a65-c65-series.json.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 7,965

Tail no.	Maker and model	Group	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N83887	Trager PIETENPOL GN-1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Experimental	2022-10-06	Valid
N50454	Taylorcraft DCO-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-10-05	Valid
N70928	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Colorado	Standard	2022-10-04	Valid
N96545	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner California	Standard	2022-10-04	Valid
N4539M	Piper PA-11	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-10-01	Valid
N95385	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oklahoma	Standard	2022-10-01	Valid
N4618H	Piper PA-17	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	2022-09-30	Valid
N96937	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-09-30	Valid
N98420	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2022-09-29	Valid
N27207	Porterfield CP-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	N27207 LLC Richland, Washington	Standard	2022-09-28	Valid
N44449	Taylorcraft BC12-D1	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-09-28	Valid
N10613	Hayden & Clark W-6	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2022-09-27	Valid
N88132	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-09-24	Valid
N2645E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Indiana	Standard	2022-09-23	Valid
N95703	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Vermont	Standard	2022-09-23	Valid
N2385E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2022-09-22	Valid
N35212	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Georgia	Standard	2022-09-22	Valid
N43803	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Standard	2022-09-22	Valid
N2673E	Aeronca 7DC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-09-21	Valid
N4000E	Aeronca 11BC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Multiple	2022-09-21	Valid
N81787	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-09-21	Valid
N77822	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-09-20	Valid
N1404N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-09-17	Valid
N2708K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-09-17	Valid
N42924	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hardman Mace R Colorado Springs, Colorado	Standard	2022-09-17	Valid
N40861	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-09-15	Valid
N2282Z	Capone-Rocco CUBY MODEL-B	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Connecticut	Experimental	2022-09-13	Valid
N70490	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-09-13	Valid
N1338E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-09-12	Valid
N17446	Aeronca C-3	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-09-09	Valid
N81870	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-09-08	Valid
N82354	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	5 Seconds Green Light LLC Newark, Delaware	Standard	2022-09-08	Valid
N3418N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arkansas	Multiple	2022-09-07	Valid
N83748	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Hochstetler Jared W Cheyenne, Wyoming	Standard	2022-09-07	Valid
N6158H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Arizona	Standard	2022-09-03	Valid
N82944	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Kentucky	Standard	2022-08-31	Valid
N83690	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Athol Orange Aero Club INC Athol, Massachusetts	Standard	2022-08-31	Valid
N1915F	Fokker E-III	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Washington	Experimental	2022-08-30	Valid
N31003	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-08-30	Valid
N487AC	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-08-27	Valid
N71295	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2022-08-27	Valid
N1080K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-08-25	Valid
N71356	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	2022-08-25	Valid
N474HH	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-08-24	Valid
N85406	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Illinois	Standard	2022-08-24	Valid
N95896	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	2022-08-24	Valid
N25142	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-08-23	Valid
N2808E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-08-23	Valid
N43114	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	2022-08-22	Valid
N82183	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Utah	Standard	2022-08-22	Valid
N3543K	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-08-17	Valid
N1790E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Mountain Flyers LLC Milton Freewater, Oregon	Standard	2022-08-16	Valid
N84522	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Peak Development Group Ubo Gallatin Gateway, Montana	Standard	2022-08-13	Valid
N23835	Taylorcraft BC-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Louisiana	Standard	2022-08-11	Valid
N24907	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	2022-08-11	Valid
N92618	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner West Virginia	Standard	2022-08-10	Valid
N36952	Aeronca 65-TAC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	2022-08-09	Valid
N83074	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-08-09	Valid
N39255	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Virginia	Standard	2022-08-08	Valid
N30482	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Ascension Aviation LLC Gaylord, Michigan	Standard	2022-08-04	Valid
N37129	Engineering & Research 415-C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eaa Chapter 1590 INC Morrilton, Arkansas	Standard	2022-08-03	Valid
N43381	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-08-02	Valid
N96394	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-08-02	Valid
N9021E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Master of Title INC Oceanside, California	Standard	2022-08-01	Valid
N92699	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner New York	Standard	2022-08-01	Valid
N42456	Piper J-3C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Experimental	2022-07-30	Valid
N7094E	Slocum Leon GN-1 AIRCAMPER	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Experimental	2022-07-28	Valid
N96905	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-07-27	Valid
N2229M	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Johafe Aviation LLC Wilmington, Delaware	Standard	2022-07-25	Valid
N6056H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	2022-07-25	Valid
N7358H	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Western Cubs LLC Kalispell, Montana	Standard	2022-07-21	Valid
N82711	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	N82711 LLC Mesa, Arizona	Standard	2022-07-21	Valid
N86044	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Florida	Standard	2022-07-20	Valid
N30873	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-07-18	Valid
N43754	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Ohio	Standard	2022-07-15	Valid
N3310N	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	J & J Aviation X50 LLC Edgewater, Florida	Standard	2022-07-13	Valid
N85GG	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	2022-07-13	Valid
N16CY	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	2022-07-12	Valid
N3650E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	2022-07-12	Valid
N45925	Luscombe 8E	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	2022-07-12	Valid
N223V	Mooney M-18C	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	2022-07-11	Valid
N85265	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Delaware	Standard	2022-07-09	Valid
N2109E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-07-08	Valid
N30432	Piper J4A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Co-owned owner Massachusetts	Standard	2022-07-07	Valid
N4306S	Steenstry Larry E ROSE PARRAKEET	Fixed-wing, single engine	Alfred & Lois Kelch Aviation Museum INC Brodhead, Wisconsin	Experimental	2022-07-07	Valid
N3540E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-07-06	Valid
N87851	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Indiana	Standard	2022-07-05	Valid
N9345E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Montana	Standard	2022-07-02	Valid
N88590	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-06-29	Valid
N25291	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Belton Aviation Maintenance Services LLC Belton, South Carolina	Standard	2022-06-27	Valid
N2233K	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	2022-06-25	Valid
N30920	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Plane Fun INC Tr Trustee Snellville, Georgia	Standard	2022-06-22	Valid
N95839	Taylorcraft BC12-D	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-06-22	Valid
N3865E	Aeronca 11AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	2022-06-21	Valid
N85780	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Flying Horseman Ranch LLC Stuart, Virginia	Standard	2022-06-21	Valid
N16314	Piper J-2	Fixed-wing, single engine	Eaa Chapter 626 El Dorado, Arkansas	Standard	2022-06-18	Valid
N2973E	Aeronca 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner California	Standard	2022-06-18	Valid
N85420	Champion 7AC	Fixed-wing, single engine	Withheld at owner's request	Standard	2022-06-16	Valid
N71402	Luscombe 8A	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Texas	Standard	2022-06-15	Valid
N70485	Piper J3C-65	Fixed-wing, single engine	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	2022-06-11	Valid

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database (the engine reference table and each aircraft's engine code), October 8, 2026. Horsepower and thrust are the FAA's figures for the series, not for a particular aircraft.